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boulle
[ bool ]
/ bul /
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noun (often initial capital letter)Furniture.
buhl.
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Also called boulle·work [bool-wurk]. /ˈbulˌwɜrk/.
Words nearby boulle
bouleuterion, boulevard, boulevardier, bouleversement, Boulez, boulle, Boulogne, Boulogne Billancourt, Boult, boulter, Boulton
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British Dictionary definitions for boulle
boulle
boule or buhl
/ (buːl) /
adjective
denoting or relating to a type of marquetry of patterned inlays of brass and tortoiseshell, occasionally with other metals such as pewter, much used on French furniture from the 17th century
noun
Also called: boullework something ornamented with such marquetry
Word Origin for boulle
C18: named after André Charles Boulle (1642–1732), French cabinet-maker
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